届广东省百校联盟高三第二次联考英语试题.docx

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届广东省百校联盟高三第二次联考英语试题

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

TheWhizzfizzingFestival

Oneofthe“HomeCounties”tothenorthandwestofLondon,BuckinghamshireisknownfortherollingChilternHills,itsprettyvillages,andthemuch-lovedchildren’sauthorRoaldDahl.

ThewriterwhopennedCharlieandtheChocolateFactory,TheWitches,MatildaandTheBigFriendlyGiantistheinspirationfortheWhizzfizzingFestival—whichwilltransformthemarket-townofAylesburyintoallkindsofmusic,colourandfunonSaturday,1July.

FormerlyknownasTheRoaldDahlFestival,thisyear’seventwillcelebrateabroadrangeofchildren’sfilmsandbringtolifesomeofitsbest-lovedcharacters—fromAliceinWonderlandandtheGruffalotoTheBigFriendlyGiantandHarryPotter.

Thingstoseeanddo

Thefestivitiesstartat11amwithacolourfulchildren’sparade.Morethan650localschoolchildrenandteachers,manyinfancydress,willmarchthroughthetowncarryinggiantcarnivalpuppets,withthousandsofaudiencesliningthestreetstowatch.

Theparadewillbefollowedwitharangeofchild-friendlyactivitiesandworkshopsheldinmainstreetsacrossthetown.

Don’tbelatefortheMadHattersTeaPartyintheBucksCountyMuseum.CatchasplendidscreeningofaRoaldDahlmovieintheOldCourtHouse,watchleadingchildren’sauthors,includingJulianClary,andgivereadingsintheMarketSquare.

Withhands-onartsandcraftsworkshops,storytellingsessions,livemusic,afancydresscompetition,streettheatreandmore,thereissomethingforeveryone.

Formoreinformation,visit:

https:

//www.aylesburyvaledc.gov.uk/aylesbury-whizzfizzing-festival-inspired-roald-dahl

1.WhowillshowspecialinterestintheWhizzfizzingFestival?

A.Children.B.Filmstars.

C.Publishers.D.Children’sauthors.

2.WhichfilmwasmadefromRoaldDahl’sworks?

A.Gruffalo.B.HarryPotter.

C.AliceinWonderland.D.TheBigFriendlyGiant.

3.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribestheWhizzfizzingFestival?

A.Various.B.Global.C.Serious.D.Ordinary.

B

April4thwasjustanotherdayonaWesternAustraliafarmforZacMitchell,untilitsuddenlywasn’t.Inanupexpectedaccident,thecattleworkerwasfeedingtheanimalsinhischargewhenonebullcleanedhimupandkickedhishandupagainsttherail,resultinginthethumbonhisrighthandbeingcutoff.“Mythumbwasstillhangingontherail...whenIgotupofftheground,”ZacMitchellsays.

Hisco-workerstriedtheirbesttopreservethethumbforreattachment,placingitoniceinacooler,buttwosurgeriestoputMitchell’sthumbbackinplacefailed.That’swhendoctorscameupwithanothersuggestion:

Removeoneofhisbigtoestowherehisthumbusedtobe.

Mitchell’sleadsurgeon,SeanNicklin,understoodtheman’sdilemmaatfirst,callingita“bitofacrazyidea”.Afterall,ZacMitchelldidnotwanttobeinjuredinanotherpartofhisbody.Butasthethumbisincrediblyimportantfunction-wise,Mitchelleventuallygavein.Nicklinexplainsthatthebigtoeissurprisinglyfitforathumbswitch:

Nervessyncup（同步）nicely,anditlooksmorelikeathumb,thoughagiantone,thananyotheralternativetheymayhavecomeupwith.Headdedthatbigtoesaren’tasnecessaryforbalanceandwalkingaspeoplebelieve.Asfarasthefootgoes,occasional“finebalance”activitieslikesurfingmightbedifficult,butmostpeoplewithoutabigtoefunctionfineineverydaytaskslikewalkingandevencompetitivesports.

Theeight-hoursurgerywentwell,andMitchellisexpectedtohaveayearorsoofrecoveryinfrontofhimbeforeheheadsbackintothefields.

4.WhathappenedtoZacMitchellonApril4th?

A.Hecleanedupabull.B.Hewasbadlyhurt.

C.Hestartedhisfarm.D.Helosthisthumbs.

5.WhatsuggestiondidthedoctorgivetoMitchellaftertheunsuccessfulsurgery?

A.Recreatinganewthumbinplace.

B.Replacingthethumbwithhistoe.

C.Transplantinghisco-worker’sthumb.

D.Puttingbackthecut-offthumbagain.

6.WhatisMitchell’sfirstattitudetothedoctor’sanothersuggestion?

A.Optimistic.B.Insignificant.

C.Hesitant.D.Rejective.

7.AccordingtoNicklin,afterthesurgeryMitchellisableto.

A.surfontheseaB.dodailyactivities

C.onlystayathomeD.workonwheelchair

C

Manypeoplewronglythinkthatcitiesdon’thavefarmsandthatfruitsandvegetablesareonlygrowninthecountry.Believeitornot,therearemoreandmoreurbanfarmspoppingupincitiesallovertheworld.

AlexandraSullivan,afoodsystemresearcherinNewYorkCity,studiesurbanagriculture.Urbanagricultureisanothernameforfarmingandgardeninginacityenvironment.Ms.Sullivanstudieseverythingfromtinygardensinemptylotsbetweenbuildingstobiggerfieldsthathavebeenplantedandgrown.AccordingtoMs.Sullivan,“Urbanagriculturehasexistedsincecitieshave,acrosstheworld.”

Thenumberofhumanslivinginurbanareas,orcities,isincreasing.Theamountofpeoplewhowanttogardeninurbanareasisalsorising.Ms.Sullivansays,“Insmallgardens,onrooftopsandindoors,theygrowfruits,vegetables,grains,andherbs,andraiseanimalstoproducemilk,eggs,honey,andmeat.Theyusethesefoodsassupplementstofoodproducedbyruralagriculture.”Eventhoughsomepeoplewholiveinurbanareasgrowcrops,urbanresidentsstillneedtorelyonfoodgrowninruralareas.Thisisbecauseacitydoesn’thaveenoughspacetogrowenoughfoodforeveryonelivinginit.

InNewYorkCity,urbanfarmershavecomeupwithmanydifferentwaystogrowtheirownproduce,eventhoughthereisn’talotofroom.Forexample,BrooklynGrangeisafarmingoperationthathastworooftopvegetablefarmsinNewYorkCity.Alltogether,thefarmsaremadeupof2.5acresofrooftopspace.ThismakesBrooklynGrangeoneofthelargestrooftopfarmingoperationsintheworld.

BrooklynGrangegrowsallkindsofthings.Thefarmingcompanysellsitsvegetablestolocalresidentsandrestaurants.Andbecausethefarmsareonrooftops,theyarespeciallyadaptedtotheirurbanlocation.Theyuseavailablespacethatisnotneededforanythingelse.Asmoreurbanfarmersfindwaystogrowfoodincities,urbanresidentswillbebetterabletogetfreshermaterialsfortheirmeals.

8.WhichofthefollowingisMs.Sullivan’sopinionaccordingtothetext?

A.Thenumberofpeoplelivingincitiesisincreasingslowly.

B.Urbanresidentsstillrelyonfoodgrowninruralareascompletely.

C.Urbanagriculturehasahistoryaslongascities.

D.Urbanagriculturecanprovidehugeincome.

9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“they”inParagraph3referto?

A.Farmers.B.Cityresidents.

C.Ruralresidents.D.Companies.

10.WhatcanwelearnaboutBrooklynGrangeinNewYorkCityfromthetext?

A.Ithaslargefarmingareas.

B.Itcanonlygrowsingleproducts.

C.Itproducesenoughfoodforcitizens.

D.Itmakesuseofrooftopspacetogrowvegetables.

11.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?

A.FarmsinCities

B.FutureFoodSystem

C.FoodGrowninCities

D.AgricultureofNewYorkCity

D

Atyournextmeeting,waitforapauseinconversationandtrytomeasurehowlongitlasts.

AmongEnglishspeakers,chancesarethatitwillbeasecondortwoatmost.Butwhilethispatternmaybeuniversal,ourawarenessofsilencediffersdramaticallyacrosscultures.

Whatonecultureconsidersaconfusingorawkwardpausemaybeseenbyothersasavaluablemomentofreflectionandasignofrespectforwhatthelastspeakerhassaid.ResearchinDutch（荷兰语）andalsoinEnglishfoundthatwhenasilenceinconversationstretchestofourseconds,peoplestarttofeeluneasy.Incontrast,aseparatestudyofbusinessmeetingsfoundthatJapanesepeoplearehappywithsilencesof8.2seconds—nearlytwiceaslongasinAmericans’meetings.

InJapan,itisrecognisedthatthebestcommunicationiswhenyoudon’tspeakatall.It’salreadyafailuretounderstandeachotherbyspeakingbecauseyou’rerepairingthatfailurebyusingwords.

IntheUS,itmayoriginatefromthehistoryofcolonial（殖民地的）Americaasacrossroadsofmanydifferentraces.Whenyouhaveacomplexofdifference,it’shardtoestablishcommonunderstandingunlessyoutalkandthere’sunderstandablyakindofanxietyunlesspeopleareverballyengagedtoestablishacommonlife.ThisappliesalsotosomeextenttoLondon.

Incontrast,whenthere’smorehomogeneity,perhapsit’seasierforsomekindsofsilencetoappear.Forexample,amongyourclosestfriendsandfamilyit’seasiertositinsilencethanwithpeopleyou’relesswellacquaintedwith.

12.Whichofthefollowingpeoplemighthavethelongestsilenceinconversation?

A.TheDutch.B.Americans.

C.TheEnglish.D.TheJapanese.

13.WhatmighttheJapaneseagreewithinconversation?

A.Speakingmoregivestheupperhand.

B.Speakoutwhatyouhaveinyourmind.

C.Greatmindsthinkalikewithoutwords.

D.Theshortertalkingsilence,thebetter.

14.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A.Afour-secondsilenceinconversationisuniversal.

B.It’shardforAmericanstoreachacommonagreement.

C.EnglishspeakersaremoretalkativethanJapanesespeakers.

D.Thecloserweandourfamilyare,theeasierthesilenceappears.

15.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“homogeneity”inthelastparagraphmean?

A.Similarity.B.Contradiction.

C.Diversity.D.Misunderstanding.

第二节（共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

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